Singapore: crime and justice

What is the crime rate in Singapore?

Singapore's physical crime rate was 341 cases per 100,000 people in 2025, up from 331 in 2024, according to the Department of Statistics (SingStat), using Singapore Police Force data. 20,857 physical crime cases were recorded, including 8,507 theft cases and 4,914 crimes against persons.

Physical crime excludes scams and cybercrime, which are counted separately. The figures are cases recorded by the police, so they depend on what is reported. Crimes against persons were 80 per 100,000 people.

Official sources: SingStat: crime cases recorded

How many scams are reported in Singapore?

Singapore recorded 41,974 scam and cybercrime cases in 2025, down from 55,810 in 2024, according to the Department of Statistics (SingStat), using Singapore Police Force data. Scams alone accounted for 37,308 cases, against 51,501 in 2024.

Scam and cybercrime cases are counted separately from physical crime, which totalled 20,857 cases in 2025. These are cases recorded by the police; victims who do not report a scam are not counted.

Official sources: SingStat: crime cases recorded

What is the homicide rate in Singapore?

0.1 per 100,000: that is the intentional homicide rate in Singapore for 2023, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. No year since 2006 has been lower. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 0.9 per 100,000, and Singapore placed 9th highest of 9. Of 79 countries with 2023 data, 79th highest.

What is the female homicide rate in Singapore?

In 2023, the homicide rate for women in Singapore was 0.1 per 100,000, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. That is the lowest since at least 2006. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 0.7 per 100,000, and Singapore placed 8th highest of 8. Worldwide: 78th of 78.

What is the male homicide rate in Singapore?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the homicide rate for men in Singapore at 0.1 per 100,000 in 2023. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2006. East Asia & Pacific median: 1.3 per 100,000; Singapore is 8th highest of 8. World rank, highest first: 78th of 78.